Seared tuna with anchovy butter

The tuna, marinated in this way, has a lovely Mediterranean flavour which is augment but the addition of anchovy butter.  It is an easy dish to prepare.

Preparation Time: 15 Mins

Cooking Time: 4 Mins

Total Time: 20 Mins

Ingredients

For 4 servings…

4 steaks           Tuna        

For the anchovy butter

60 gms            Butter       

12                  Anchovy fillets         

                     Pepper      

                     Salt          

½ tbs             Lemon juice            

For the marinade

1 pinch            Cayenne    

1 tbs               Parsley  - chopped    

1 tbs               Lemon juice            

                     Salt          

                     Pepper      

2 cloves           Garlic  - crushed      

2 tbs               Olive oil    

Method

To make the anchovy butter…

Soften the butter.  Purée the anchovy fillets with a mortar and pestle, season and add a dash of lemon juice.  Work into the softened butter.  Cool.

To prepare and cook the tuna…

Mix the marinade ingredients together and marinate the tuna for 30 minutes.

Place the tuna on a hot griddle and cook each side for two minutes.  Serve with a knob of anchovy butter on each steak.

Wine recommendations

A robust white or a rosé.

Conventional

     Provence rosé

     Rhône blanc

Interesting

     Graves blanc

     Mâcon